Horse Racing News
Cummings side-steps 2024 Victoria Derby with star colt
Broadsiding will not be a starter in Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Victoria Derby with James Cummings and Godolphin electing to target a Stakes Day option with their three-time Group 1 winner. The son of Too Darn Hot emerged as a possible Derby starter in the 24 hours after his third placing in...
2024 Melbourne Cup start hinges on Bendigo performance
UK raider galloper Sea King will be racing for a start in the Melbourne Cup when he heads to Bendigo for his first Australian start. Sea King has been at the Werribee International Horse Centre preparing for a tilt at the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5, but...
Globe-trotting King picks up The Map for the Melbourne Cup
Jockey Rachel King will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore when she jets in from the prestigious Breeders’ Cup meeting to ride in her fourth Melbourne Cup. King was confirmed for the mount on South Australian The Map on Friday, the mare having secured her place...
The Golden Eagle next for Stefi Magnetica
Stefi Magnetica wasn’t able to win this year’s The Everest but trainer Bjorn Baker has now turned attention to trying to win Australia’s second richest thoroughbred race with the talented mare. Baker is planning to run Stefi Magnetica in Saturday’s $10 million Golden Eagle for four-year-olds at Rosehill, confident this year’s Stradbroke Handicap...
Traffic Warden right for 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes
Godolphin trainer James Cummings says the availability of a jump-out at Flemington will not hinder the Group 1 aspirations of Traffic Warden on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Traffic Warden contested an 800m jump-out at Flemington on Friday, a heat that had a number of potential opponents in the Group...
Symon Wilde’s mare packs Plenty Of Ammo
Plenty Of Ammo flashed her Empire Rose Stakes credentials at Moonee Valley on Saturday, landing a maiden Black Type victory in the $400,000 Crystal Mile. The Symon Wilde-trained mare upstaged the boys when she finished too powerfully for her male rivals in the 1600-metre Group 2. The Crystal Mile was just the second...
Via Sistina smashes Winx’s record to win Cox Plate 2024
Chris Waller showed his champion trainer qualities when he remained cool in a crisis after a mishap threatened to derail the Cox Plate ambitions of Via Sistina. Breakfast With The Best on Tuesday morning is when the potential stars of the Cox Plate are out to do their final bits of work,...
Red Aces serves G1 Victoria Derby notice at Moonee Valley
Red Aces was not even meant to be at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day, but the tenacious stayer kept his Victoria Derby campaign on track with victory in the Moonee Valley Vase. The Nick Ryan-trained colt held out Opening Address and King Of Thunder to win a thrilling edition of the $400,000 Group...
Prost spoils Party in the Callander-Presnell Stakes
Tulloch Lodge colt Prost has appreciated a distance rise and put the writing on the wall for a Randwick Guineas campaign in the autumn with a determined win in the $1 million Callander-Presnell. The three-year-old had been soundly beaten at two runs from a spell over sprint journeys but extended to 1600m...
Okita Soushi Strikes Gold, into the 2024 Melbourne Cup
Ciaron Maher continues to build a strong Melbourne Cup hand and will add another to his team come the first Tuesday in November with Okita Soushi, who took out the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) on Friday night. Okita Soushi ($11) was afforded a soft run just off the pace...
